Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements
CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In $000s, except share, per share, and liquidation preference amounts)
(Unaudited)
December 31,
March 31,
2020
2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
33,406
$
47,777
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
2,063
2,686
Total current assets
35,469
50,463
Property and equipment, net
106
173
Right-of-use lease asset
1,227
1,181
Total assets
$
36,802
$
51,817
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
514
$
871
Accrued and other current liabilities
1,972
1,901
Total current liabilities
2,486
2,772
Lease liability
1,057
996
Total liabilities
3,543
3,768
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021;
6% Convertible Exchangeable preferred stock; 335,273 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021. Aggregate preference in liquidation of $4,006,512 as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021.
—
—
Series A convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 264 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021.
—
—
Series B convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 237,745 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021.
—
—
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021; 6,246,896 and 9,234,110 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021.
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Additional paid-in capital
400,071
418,320
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(746)
(730)
Accumulated deficit
(366,072)
(369,550)
Total stockholders’ equity
33,259
48,049
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
36,802
$
51,817
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In $000s, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2020
2021
Revenues
$
—
$
—
Operating expenses:
Research and development
1,106
2,566
General and administrative
1,318
1,739
Total operating expenses
2,424
4,305
Operating loss
(2,424)
(4,305)
Other income (expense):
Foreign exchange gains (losses)
69
10
Interest income
28
4
Other income, net
817
126
Total other income, net
914
140
Loss before taxes
(1,510)
(4,165)
Income tax benefit
290
687
Net loss
(1,220)
(3,478)
Dividend on convertible exchangeable preferred shares
(50)
(50)
Net loss applicable to common shareholders
$
(1,270)
$
(3,528)
Basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Net loss per share – basic and diluted
$
(1.48)
$
(0.50)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
859,998
7,099,037
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(In $000s)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2020
2021
Net loss
$
(1,220)
$
(3,478)
Translation adjustment
11,060
(1,583)
Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) on intercompany loans
(11,187)
1,599
Comprehensive loss
$
(1,347)
$
(3,462)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In $000s, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Total
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Paid-in
Comprehensive
Accumulated
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Loss
Deficit
Equity
Balances at December 31, 2019
335,537
$
—
859,998
$
1
$
370,142
$
(819)
$
(357,627)
$
11,697
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
91
—
—
91
Preferred stock dividends
—
—
—
—
(50)
—
—
(50)
Unrealized foreign exchange on intercompany loans
—
—
—
—
—
(11,187)
—
(11,187)
Translation adjustment
—
—
—
—
—
11,060
—
11,060
Loss for the period
—
—
—
—
—
—
(1,220)
(1,220)
Balances at March 31, 2020
335,537
$
—
859,998
$
1
$
370,183
$
(946)
$
(358,847)
$
10,391
Balances at December 31, 2020
573,282
$
—
6,246,896
$
6
$
400,071
$
(746)
$
(366,072)
$
33,259
Issuance of common stock in underwritten offering, net of issuance costs
—
—
2,078,214
2
13,500
—
—
13,502
Warrant Exercises
—
—
909,000
1
4,544
—
—
4,545
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
255
—
—
255
Preferred stock dividends
—
—
—
—
(50)
—
—
(50)
Unrealized foreign exchange on intercompany loans
—
—
—
—
—
1,599
—
1,599
Translation adjustment
—
—
—
—
—
(1,583)
—
(1,583)
Loss for the period
—
—
—
—
—
—
(3,478)
(3,478)
Balances at March 31, 2021
573,282
$
—
9,234,110
$
9
$
418,320
$
(730)
$
(369,550)
$
48,049
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In $000s)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2020
2021
Operating activities:
Net loss
$
(1,220)
$
(3,478)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation
5
9
Stock-based compensation
91
255
Changes in lease liability
(10)
(13)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(874)
(609)
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
(799)
270
Net cash used in operating activities
(2,807)
(3,566)
Investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(4)
(78)
Net cash used in investing activities
(4)
(78)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuing common stock and warrant exercises, net of issuance costs
—
18,047
Payment of preferred stock dividend
(50)
(50)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(50)
17,997
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(101)
18
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(2,962)
14,371
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
11,885
33,406
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
8,923
$
47,777
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash received during the period for:
Interest
28
5
Non cash financing activities:
Accrual of preferred stock dividends
50
50
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Company Overview
Nature of Operations
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Cyclacel” or the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer medicines based on cell cycle, transcriptional regulation and mitosis control biology. Cyclacel is a pioneer company in the field of cancer cell cycle biology with a vision to improve patient healthcare by translating insights in cancer biology into medicines that can overcome resistance, help reduce tumors and ultimately increase overall survival of cancer patients.
Through March 31, 2021, substantially all efforts of the Company to date have been devoted to performing research and development, conducting clinical trials, developing and acquiring intellectual property, raising capital and recruiting and training personnel.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2021, the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, and stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and all related disclosures contained in the accompanying notes, are unaudited. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 1, 2021. The consolidated financial statements are presented on the basis of accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for a complete set of financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2021, and the results of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021, have been made. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any other reporting period. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2020 that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2021.
Reverse Stock Split
On April 14, 2020 the Company completed a one-for-twenty reverse stock split, which reduced the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued and outstanding at April 14, 2020, from 17,199,974 to 859,998 after the cancellation of 14 fractional shares, immediately prior to the effectiveness of the reverse stock split. The number of shares of the Company’s authorized common stock was not affected by the reverse stock split and the par value of Cyclacel’s common stock remained unchanged at $0.001 per share. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Stockholders who otherwise held fractional shares of the Company’s common stock as a result of the reverse stock split received a cash payment in lieu of such fractional shares. All amounts related to number of shares and per share amounts have been retroactively restated in these consolidated financial statements.
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Going Concern
Management considers that there are no conditions or events, in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date the financial statements are issued. The Company expects that its cash of approximately $47.8 million as of March 31, 2021 will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements to early 2023.
This evaluation is based on relevant conditions and events that are known and reasonably knowable at the date that the financial statements are issued, including:
a. The Company’s current financial condition, including its sources of liquidity;
b. The Company’s conditional and unconditional obligations due or anticipated within one year;
c. The funds necessary to maintain the Company’s operations considering its current financial condition, obligations, and other expected cash flows; and
d. Other conditions and events, when considered in conjunction with the above, that may adversely affect the Company’s ability to meet its obligations.
The future viability of the Company beyond the beginning of 2023 is dependent on its ability to raise additional capital to finance its operations. The Company does not currently have sufficient funds to complete development and commercialization of any of its drug candidates. Additional funding may not be available to the Company on favorable terms, or at all. If the Company is not able to secure additional funding when needed, it may have to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of its clinical trials or research and development programs or make changes to its operating plan. In addition, it may have to partner one or more of its product candidate programs at an earlier stage of development, which would lower the economic value of those programs to the Company. The Company’s inability to raise capital as and when needed could have a negative impact on its financial condition and ability to pursue its business strategies.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It has now spread globally, including the United States and United Kingdom, where the Company has its operations. The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. The extent to which the coronavirus impacts the Company’s financial condition and operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the ultimate duration of the pandemic, the emergence of new geographic hotspots, the emergence of subsequent outbreaks, travel restrictions, quarantines, social distancing and business closure requirements in the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries, and the effectiveness of actions taken globally to contain and treat the disease . At this time, the Company is unable to estimate the impact of this event on its financial condition or operations, but it could materially affect the ability of the Company to raise future capital or to conduct clinical studies on a timely basis.
Accounting standards adopted in the period
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted the guidance issued in ASU 2018-15, “Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract.” As permitted by the ASU, the Company will apply the new guidance on a prospective basis to any new cloud computing arrangements. ASU 2018-15 requires implementation costs incurred by customers in cloud computing arrangements to be deferred over the non-cancellable term of the cloud computing arrangements plus any optional renewal periods (1) that are reasonably certain to be exercised by the customer or (2) for which exercise of the renewal option is controlled by the cloud service provider. There has been no impact of this pronouncement on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
The FASB has issued ASU 2020-06, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity”. This standard simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments, such as convertible debt or convertible preferred stock, by eliminating two potential methods in accounting for the embedded conversion feature. The standard also removes certain conditions previously used to evaluate whether a freestanding
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financial instrument, or certain types of embedded features, are considered to be settled in the issuer’s own equity. Finally, ASU 2020-06 requires that an entity use the if-converted method in calculating the effects of convertible instruments on diluted earnings per share, with one limited exception. As a smaller reporting company, the amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company does not currently have any contracts affected by this guidance, but has nonetheless elected to early adopt ASU 2020-06 as of January 1, 2021. There was no impact of early adopting this pronouncement on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. This standard provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform initiatives that would replace interbank offered rates, including the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). For example, modifications of lease contracts within the scope of ASC 842 solely for changes in reference rates would be accounted for as a continuation of the existing contracts with no reassessments of the lease classification and the discount rate. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company does not currently have any contracts affected by this guidance.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Financial instruments consist of cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their respective fair values due to the nature of the accounts, notably their short maturities.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
All components of comprehensive income (loss), including net income (loss), are reported in the financial statements in the period in which they are recognized. Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. Net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), including foreign currency translation adjustments, are reported, net of any related tax effect, to arrive at comprehensive income (loss). No taxes were recorded on items of other comprehensive income (loss). There were no reclassifications out of other comprehensive income (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021.
Revenue recognition
The Company recognizes revenue using the five step-model provided in ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”):
(1) identify the contract with a customer;
(2) identify the performance obligations in the contract;
(3) determine the transaction price;
(4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and
(5) recognize revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation.
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The transaction price includes fixed payments and an estimate of variable consideration, including milestone payments. The Company determines the variable consideration to be included in the transaction price by estimating the most likely amount that will be received and then applies a constraint to reduce the consideration to the amount which is probable of being received. When applying the constraint, the Company considers:
● Whether achievement of a development milestone is highly susceptible to factors outside the entity’s influence, such as milestones involving the judgment or actions of third parties, including regulatory bodies;
● Whether the uncertainty about the achievement of the milestone is not expected to be resolved for a long period of time;
● Whether the Company can reasonably predict that a milestone will be achieved based on previous experience; and.
● The complexity and inherent uncertainty underlying the achievement of the milestone.
The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation based on the relative selling price of each performance obligation. The best estimate of the selling price is determined after considering all reasonably available information, including market data and conditions, entity-specific factors such as the cost structure of the deliverable and internal profit and pricing objectives.
The revenue allocated to each performance obligation is recognized as or when the Company satisfies the performance obligation.
The Company recognizes a contract asset, when the value of satisfied (or part satisfied) performance obligations is in excess of the payment due to the Company, and deferred revenue when the amount of unconditional consideration is in excess of the value of satisfied (or part satisfied) performance obligations. Once a right to receive consideration is unconditional, that amount is presented as a receivable.
Grant revenue received from organizations that are not the Company’s customers, such as charitable foundations or government agencies, is presented as a reduction against the related research and development expenses.
Leases
The Company accounts for lease contracts in accordance with ASC 842. As of March 31, 2021, all of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases.
The Company recognizes an asset for the right to use an underlying leased asset for the lease term and records lease liabilities based on the present value of the Company’s obligation to make lease payments under the lease. As the Company’s leases do not indicate an implicit rate, the Company uses a best estimate of its incremental borrowing rate to discount the future lease payments. The Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate based on observable information about risk-free interest rates that are the same tenure as the lease term, adjusted for various factors, including the effects of assumed collateral, the nature of how the loan is repaid (e.g., amortizing versus bullet), and the Company’s credit risk.
The Company evaluates options included in its lease agreements to extend or terminate the lease. The Company will reflect the effects of exercising those options in the lease term when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. In assessing whether it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise an option, the Company considers factors such as:
● The lease payments due in any optional period;
● Penalties for failure to exercise (or not exercise) the option;
● Market factors, such as the availability of similar assets and current rental rates for such assets;
● The nature of the underlying leased asset and its importance to the Company’s operations; and
● The remaining useful lives of any related leasehold improvements.
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Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease payments, if any, are recognized in the period when the obligation to make those payments is incurred. Lease incentives received prior to lease commencement are recorded as a reduction in the right-of-use asset. Fixed lease incentives received after lease commencement reduce both the lease liability and the right-of-use asset.
The Company has elected an accounting policy to account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.
3. Revenue
Revenue recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 was $0.
4. Net Loss per Common Share
The Company calculates net loss per common share in accordance with ASC 260 “Earnings Per Share” (“ASC 260”). Basic and diluted net loss per common share was determined by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.
The following potentially dilutive securities have not been included in the computation of diluted net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021, as the result would be anti-dilutive:
March 31,
March 31,
2020
2021
Stock options
99,957
676,352
6% convertible exchangeable preferred stock
85
85
Series A preferred stock
6,600
6,600
Series B preferred stock
—
1,188,725
Common stock warrants
374,525
3,234,379
Total shares excluded from calculation
481,167
5,106,141
5. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in $000s):
December 31,
March 31,
2020
2021
Research and development tax credit receivable
$
1,313
$
2,010
Prepayments and VAT receivable
684
448
Other current assets
66
228
$
2,063
$
2,686
Receivables of $126,000 are included in other current assets as at March 31, 2021. This relates to royalty payments receivable under a December 2005 Asset Purchase Agreement, or APA, whereby Xcyte Therapies, Inc., or Xcyte (a business acquired by the Company in March 2006), sold certain assets and intellectual property to ThermoFisher Scientific Company, or TSC (formerly Invitrogen Corporation), through the APA and other related agreements. The assets and technology were not part of the Company’s product development plan following the transaction between Xcyte and Cyclacel in March 2006. Accordingly, the company presented the $126,000 as other income during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
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6. Accrued and Other Liabilities
Accrued and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in $000s):
December 31,
March 31,
2020
2021
Accrued research and development
$
781
$
1,282
Accrued legal and professional fees
325
221
Other current liabilities
866
398
$
1,972
$
1,901
7. Leases
The Company currently has two leases relating to its facilities in Dundee, Scotland and Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.
As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021:
The Company recognized operating lease expenses of $97,660. Cash payments made during the three months ended March 31, 2021 totaled $102,348 and were presented within cash outflows from operating activities. The remaining lease term as of March 31, 2021 is approximately 4.6 years for the Dundee facility (see Note 10 for a subsequent event related to this lease) and approximately 1.3 years for the Berkeley Heights facility. The discount rate used by the Company in determining the lease liability was 12% for both leases.
Remaining payments for these two facilities are as follows:
2021
$
253
2022
243
2023
—
2024
—
2025
—
Thereafter
—
$
496
8. Stock Based Compensation
Stock based compensation has been reported within expense line items on the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 as shown in the following table (in $000s):
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2020
2021
Research and development
$
35
$
81
General and administrative
56
174
Stock-based compensation costs before income taxes
$
91
$
255
2018 Plan
In May 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”), under which Cyclacel may make equity incentive grants to its officers, employees, directors and consultants. The 2018 Plan replaces the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”).
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The 2018 Plan allows for the issuance of up to 775,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to various types of award grants, including stock options and restricted stock units. In addition, the 2018 Plan allows up to 35,494 additional shares to be issued if awards outstanding under the 2018 Plan are cancelled or expire on or after the date of the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders.
As of March 31, 2021, the Company has reserved 254,366 shares of the Company’s common stock under the 2018 Plan, including shares that were available under the 2015 Plan and carried forward to the 2018 Plan. Stock option awards granted under the Company’s equity incentive plans have a maximum life of 10 years and generally vest over a one to four-year period from the date of grant.
2020 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan
In October 2020, the Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the “Inducement Plan”), became effective. Under the Inducement Plan, Cyclacel may make equity incentive grants to new senior level Employees (persons to whom the Company may issue securities without stockholder approval). The Inducement Plan allows for the issuance of up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (or the equivalent of such number). As of March 31, 2021, 120,000 shares under the Inducement Plan have been issued, leaving a remaining reserve of 80,000 shares.
Option Grants
There were no options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2020. There were 73,669 options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2021. These options had a grant date fair value ranging between $5.40-$6.14 per option. The fair value of the stock options granted is calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model as prescribed by ASC 718 using the following assumptions:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
Expected term (years)
5 – 6
Risk free interest rate
0.420% – 0.585%
Volatility
99 – 102%
Expected dividend yield over expected term
0.00%
Resulting weighted average grant date fair value
$6.45
There were no stock options exercised during each of the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. The Company does not expect to be able to benefit from the deduction for stock option exercises that may occur because the company has tax loss carryforwards from prior periods that would be expected to offset any potential taxable income.
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Outstanding Options
A summary of the share option activity and related information is as follows:
Weighted
Weighted
Average
Number of
Average
Remaining
Aggregate
Options
Exercise
Contractual
Intrinsic
Outstanding
Price Per Share
Term (Years)
Value ($000)
Options outstanding at December 31, 2020
602,683
$
11.01
9.39
$
1,861
Granted
73,669
$
6.45
—
—
Exercised
—
—
—
—
Cancelled/forfeited
—
$
—
—
—
Options outstanding at March 31, 2021
676,352
$
10.51
9.22
$
1,553
Unvested at March 31, 2021
564,622
$
4.78
9.60
$
1,458
Vested and exercisable at March 31, 2021
111,730
$
39.47
7.30
$
95
Restricted Stock Units
The Company issued 14,000 restricted stock units to employees during the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company issued 3,938 additional restricted stock units to employees during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, of which 1,414 units have been forfeited. The vesting of the remaining 16,524 outstanding restricted stock units is dependent upon the fulfillment of certain clinical conditions. The Company determined that the satisfaction of the clinical conditions was not probable at March 31, 2021 and, as a result, recorded no compensation expense related to restricted stock units for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The restricted stock units were valued based on their fair value at the date of grant, which is equivalent to the market price of a share of the Company’s common stock. Summarized information for restricted stock units’ activity for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 is as follows:
Weighted
Average
Restricted
Grant Date
Stock Units
Value Per Share
Restricted Stock Units outstanding at March 31, 2021
16,524
$
11.30
Unvested at March 31, 2021
16,524
$
11.30
Vested and exercisable at March 31, 2021
—
$
—
9. Stockholders Equity
March 2021 equity financing
On March 12, 2021, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., as representative of the underwriters identified therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell 1,807,143 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a public offering price of $7.00 per share (the “Offering”) along with a 30-day overallotment option to purchase up to an additional 271,071 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
The closing of the offering occurred on March 16, 2021, and the net proceeds to the Company (including exercise of the over-allotment option) were approximately $13.5 million, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company.
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December 2020 equity financing
On December 18, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Acorn Bioventures, LP (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to offer, issue and sell to the Purchaser, (i) in a registered direct offering, (a) an aggregate of 485,912 shares (the “Common Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), and (b) an aggregate of 237,745 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Shares,” and collectively with the Common Shares, the “Shares”), par value $0.001 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”), and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 669,854 shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock.
The combined purchase price for each Share, together with one Warrant to purchase 0.4 shares of Common Stock, is $4.18. Each Warrant shall be exercisable beginning on the 12-month anniversary of the date of issuance for a period of five years after the date of issuance, at an exercise price of $4.13 per Warrant Share. The exercise price of the Warrants will be subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividends and splits, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction, as described in the Warrants. The Warrants may be exercised on a “cashless” basis.
Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will convert into five shares of Common Stock.
The conversion feature within the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock was determined to be beneficial as of the offering date. A beneficial conversion feature is defined as a nondetachable conversion feature that is "in-the-money" at issuance. The Company calculated the value of the beneficial conversion feature based on its intrinsic value, which is the difference between the “effective conversion price” (after allocating the proceeds of the offering between the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, the Warrants and Common Stock issued) and the market price of the Company's common shares, multiplied by the number of shares into which the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible. The effective conversion price of $3.18 per share is different from the $4.18 per share contractual conversion price.
As the series B Preferred Stock contained no stated redemption date and the conversion feature could be exercised at any time, the discount associated with the beneficial conversion feature was immediately charged against additional paid-in-capital and treated as a deemed dividend for both financial reporting and earnings per share purposes.
The common stock, Warrants and Series B Preferred Stock are freestanding financial instruments. The Warrants are classified within equity (as a component of additional paid-in capital) in the consolidated balance sheet and are not remeasured on a recurring basis. The Series B Preferred Stock is classified within permanent equity in the consolidated balance sheet.
The closing of the offering occurred on December 22, 2020 and the net proceeds to the Company were approximately $6.9 million, after deducting offering expenses payable by the Company.
As of March 31, 2021, 237,745 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock remained issued and outstanding.
April 2020 equity financing
On April 21, 2020, the Company entered into a co-placement agency agreement with Roth Capital Partners, LLC, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., and Brookline Capital Markets, a division of Arcadia Securities, LLC (the “Co-Placement Agents”) and a securities purchase agreement with certain purchasers for the purchase and sale of (i) 1,910,000 shares of common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,090,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, and (iii) accompanying common stock warrants to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share. The shares of common stock and accompanying common stock warrants were sold at a combined public offering price of $5.00 per share and common stock warrant. Each common stock warrant sold with the shares of common stock represents the right to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share. The common stock warrants are exercisable immediately and expire five years from the date of issuance.
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The pre-funded warrants and accompanying common stock warrants were sold at a combined public offering price of $4.999 per pre-funded warrant and common stock warrant. The pre-funded warrants were sold to purchasers whose purchase of shares of common stock in the public offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of the Company’s outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of the public offering, in lieu of shares of common stock. Each pre-funded warrant represents the right to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share. The pre-funded warrants are exercisable immediately and may be exercised at any time until the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full. The shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants, and accompanying common stock warrants, were issued separately and are immediately separable upon issuance.
The closing of the offering occurred on April 24, 2020, and the net proceeds to the Company were approximately $18.3 million, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company.
Subsequent to the closing of the offering, all of the pre-funded warrants issued in connection therewith were converted into 2,090,000 shares of common stock.
Warrants
December 2020 Warrants
As of March 31, 2021, warrants to purchase 669,854 remained outstanding. Each warrant shall be exercisable beginning on the 12-month anniversary of the date of issuance for a period of five years after the date of issuance, at an exercise price of $4.13 per Warrant Share. The exercise price of the Warrants will be subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividends and splits, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction, as described in the warrants. The warrants may be exercised on a “cashless” basis.
There were no exercises of these warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
April 2020 Warrants
As of March 31, 2021, 2,190,000 warrants issued in connection with the April 2020 equity financing remained outstanding, each with an exercise price of $5.00. All such warrants were issued in connection with the April 2020 co-placement agency agreement. The common warrants are immediately exercisable and will expire on the fifth anniversary of the original issuance date. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, reorganizations or similar events affecting the Company’s common stock. The common warrants were issued separately from the common stock and were eligible for transfer immediately after issuance. A common warrant to purchase one share of common stock was issued for every share of common stock purchased in this offering.
The common warrants are exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part, by delivering to the Company a duly executed exercise notice accompanied by payment in full for the number of shares of the Company’s common stock purchased upon such exercise (except in the case of a cashless exercise). A holder (together with its affiliates) may not exercise any portion of the common warrant to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, except that upon at least 61 days prior notice from the holder to the Company, the holder may increase the amount of ownership of outstanding stock after exercising the holder’s common warrants up to 9.99% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the common warrants. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued in connection with the exercise of a common warrant. In lieu of fractional shares, the Company will round down to the next whole share.
A total of 909,000 warrants were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
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July 2017 Warrants
As of March 31, 2021, 374,525 warrants issued in connection with the July 2017 underwritten public offering remained outstanding, each with an exercise price of $40.00. All such warrants were issued in connection with the July 2017 underwritten public offering and are immediately exercisable. The warrants expire in 2024. Subject to limited exceptions, a holder of warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its warrants if the holder (together with such holder’s affiliates, and any persons acting as a group together with such holder or any of such holder’s affiliates) would beneficially own a number of shares of common stock in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of the shares of our Common Stock then outstanding after giving effect to such exercise.
The exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of recapitalization events, stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events affecting the Company’s common stock. The warrant holders must pay the exercise price in cash upon exercise of the warrants, unless such warrant holders are utilizing the cashless exercise provision of the warrants. On the expiration date, unexercised warrants will automatically be exercised via the “cashless” exercise provision.
Prior to the exercise of any warrants to purchase common stock, holders of the warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the common stock purchasable upon exercise, including the right to vote, except as set forth therein.
There were no exercises of these warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2021 or March 31, 2020.
Series A Preferred Stock
8,872 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock were issued in the July 2017 underwritten public offering. During the year ended December 31, 2017, 8,608 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock were converted into 215,200 shares of common stock. As of March 31, 2021, 264 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock remained issued and outstanding.
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder thereof, into a number of shares of common stock determined by dividing $1,000 by the initial conversion price of $40.00 per share, subject to a 4.99% blocker provision, or, upon election by a holder prior to the issuance of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 9.99%, and is subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, distributions, subdivisions and combinations. The 264 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021, are convertible into 6,600 shares of common stock.
In the event of a liquidation, the holders of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be permitted to participate on an as-converted-to-common-stock basis in any distribution of assets of the Company. The Company shall not pay any dividends on shares of common stock (other than dividends in the form of common stock) unless and until such time as dividends on each share of Series A Preferred Stock are paid on an as-converted basis. There is no restriction on the Company’s ability to repurchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock while there is any arrearage in the payment of dividends on such shares, and there are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock.
Subject to certain conditions, at any time following the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Company has the right to cause each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock to convert all or part of such holder’s Series A Preferred Stock in the event that (i) the volume weighted average price of our common stock for 30 consecutive trading days (the “Measurement Period”) exceeds 300% of the initial conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock (subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits, recapitalizations, stock dividends and similar transactions), (ii) the daily trading volume on each Trading Day during such Measurement Period exceeds $500,000 per trading day and (iii) the holder is not in possession of any information that constitutes or might constitute, material non-public information which was provided by the Company. The right to cause each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock to convert all or part of such holder’s Series A Preferred Stock shall be exercised ratably among the holders of the then outstanding preferred stock.
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The Series A Preferred Stock has no maturity date, will carry the same dividend rights as the common stock, and with certain exceptions, contains no voting rights. In the event of any liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to the common stock in the distribution of assets, to the extent legally available for distribution.
6% Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock
As of March 31, 2021, there were 335,273 shares of the Company’s 6% Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock (the “6% Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding at an issue price of $10.00 per share. Dividends on the 6% Preferred Stock are cumulative from the date of original issuance at the annual rate of 6% of the liquidation preference of the 6% Preferred Stock, payable quarterly on the first day of February, May, August and November, commencing February 1, 2005. Any dividends must be declared by the Company’s board of directors and must come from funds that are legally available for dividend payments. The 6% Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $10.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends. As of March 31, 2021, accrued and unpaid dividends amounted to $50,291.
The Company may automatically convert the 6% Preferred Stock into common stock if the per share closing price of the Company’s common stock has exceeded $59,220, which is 150% of the conversion price of the 6% Preferred Stock, for at least 20 trading days during any 30 day trading period, ending within five trading days prior to notice of automatic conversion.
The 6% Preferred Stock has no maturity date and no voting rights prior to conversion into common stock, except under limited circumstances.
The Company may, at its option, redeem the 6% Preferred Stock in whole or in part, out of funds legally available at the redemption price of $10.00 per share.
The 6% Preferred Stock is exchangeable, in whole but not in part, at the option of the Company on any dividend payment date beginning on November 1, 2005 (the “Exchange Date”) for the Company’s 6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures (the “Debentures”) at the rate of $10.00 principal amount of Debentures for each share of 6% Preferred Stock. The Debentures, if issued, will mature 25 years after the Exchange Date and have substantially similar terms to those of the 6% Preferred Stock. No such exchanges have taken place to date.
10. Subsequent Events
Dividends on 6% Preferred Stock
On March 10, 2021, the board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.15 per share on the Company’s 6% Preferred Stock. The cash dividend was paid on May 1, 2021 to the holders of record of the 6% Preferred Stock as of the close of business on April 16, 2021.
Assignation of Lease relating to facility in Dundee, Scotland
On May 4, 2021, the Company assigned the operating lease relating to its facility in Dundee, Scotland to the University of Dundee. As part of the assignation, a reverse premium of approximately $400,000 was payable by the Company to the University of Dundee. Following assignation, the Company has no further obligations, liabilities or commitments in relation to this facility.
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